Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), on Friday, condemned the premature release of 19 convicted Somali pirates before the completing of their prison terms, PANA reported from here Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team will on Sunday take on Guinea Bissau, their 2020 counterpart in the African Nations Championship qualifiers (CHAN), at the Omnisports Modibo Kéita stadium in Bamako, PANA learnt from a sports source on Friday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Elected Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed ould Mohamed Ghazouani, was inaugurated on Thursday at a ceremony at the International Conference Center "Al Mourabitounes" in Nouakchott, under the supervision of the Constitutional Council Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will undertake sensitisation visits to the Comoros 7-8 August 2019 and to Zimbabwe 14-15 August 2019 to promote the Pan African judicial organ, the Court said on Thursday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritius is faring well on issues of law and order after putting in place a positive climate for economic development, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth remarked on Thursday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Gradual opening of air access has resulted in a surge of air seats from 1 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s new President must commit to addressing the country’s appalling human rights record, by taking meaningful measures to end the scourge of slavery and protect human rights defenders and activists from arbitrary arrest, torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said on Thursday, as Mohamed Ould Ghazouani prepared to be sworn into office Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Wednesday told Parliament that the production of potato from 2015 to 2018 increased from 16,427 tons to some 18,500 tons and a further rise of some 2,000 tons is expected this year if climatic conditions are favourable Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita left here Wednesday for the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, official sources told PANA here Full text...

Algiers, Algeria (PANA)   -  The Algerian prime minister, Noureddine Bedoui, will Thursday attend the inauguration ceremony of Mauritanian president-elect, Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani, a statement issued by the Algerian presidency said here Wednesday Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Mediator in Sudan’s negotiations, Prof Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa, will train member states on green/climate Financing Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Wednesday, the National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist Movement), the major opposition force in the National Assembly of Mauritania (with 16 MPs), called for "a serious national and inclusive dialogue" in the country Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius has on Wednesday indicated that in 2018 coal was the major fuel used to produce electricity Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is celebrating the World Day against Human Trafficking on Tuesday, a scourge that affects all states as a country of origin, transit or destination, and has made 250,000 victims worldwide since 2003, according to figures from the United Nations Office for the Fight against Drugs and Organized Crime Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred women victims of a real estate scam dubbed "Sheikh Ridha Affair", named after a Mauritanian scholar, have reaffirmed their determination to recover their lost money through daily demonstrations Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has so far won 90 gold medals, well ahead of Madagascar and Reunion, before the final day of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) on Saturday in the island Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is almost guaranteed to win the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), a day to the end of these games, with 75 medals against 43 for Madagascar and Réunion with just one gold medal, PANA learned on the spot Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission is strengthening the capacity Guinea Bissau law makers on the use of negotiation, dialogue and mediation as effective tools for the management of parliamentary disputes Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As at Wednesday, Mauritius is dominating the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), winning a total of 128 medals, including 49 gold, 49 silver and 30 bronze medals, even as the games are continuing Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Mali's national football team leaves Bamako for Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday to play with Guinea Bissau's team in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the 2020 Africa Championship of Nations (CHAN) scheduled for Cameroon, sports sources told PANA here Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Mr Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coalition that backed Biram Dah Abeid, the anti-slavery leader who was second with more than 18% of votes in the presidential election of June 22, 2019, in Mauritania, has called for dialogue, even with just a few days to the inauguration of president-elect, Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed Mohamed Ghazouani, on August 2 Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Senegalese President Macky Sall will attend the inauguration of Mauritanian president-elect Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed Mohamed Ghazouani due for 2 August, an official statement said here Monday Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Reunion is at the top of the overall medals table with 11 gold, 9 silver and 1 bronze (total 22), at the end of the third day of the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), currently taking place in Mauritius, PANA reported from here Full text...

Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday qualified for the semi-finals of the football tournament at the ongoing 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), after drawing 1-1 against Madagascar at the George Stadium V, Curepipe, PANA reported from here Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi King Salman is hosting 1,000 Sudanese pilgrims at his own expense, including 500 from the families of troops who have died on Saudi and Yemeni soil fighting in the Arab Coalition in the Yemeni conflict Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A unit of the Mauritanian army on Saturday arrested six gold panners in the zone of Chegatt (a locality of the desert region of Zouerate), located at the outer limits of the border between Mauritania, Algeria and Mali, local media reported on Sunday Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian NGO, "La Maison de la Liberté" (The House of Freedom), has expressed deep concern over the consequences of the strike by female prisoners in Nouakchott, launched three days ago to ‘’denounce the insults, aggressions and other acts’’ perpetrated by prison warders Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Saturday received Saudi aid consisting of armoured vehicles, according to official sources in Tunis Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Reunion is leading the 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games medals table with a total of 19 medals at the end of the second day Full text...

Curepipe, Mauritius (PANA) - Reunion Island defeated Mayotte 1-0 on Saturday at George V Stadium in Curepipe, in the centre of the island, in their Group A football match at the 10th Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG), which is currently taking place in Mauritius Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that  Mauritian women have a higher life expectancy than men, living some 6 Full text...